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February 20, 2026

UH ETI’s Energy in Action Seminar Series So Far and the Road Ahead

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January 16, 2026

When the World Needed Energy Market Analysis, Media Turned to UH Energy Experts

When the world woke up to the announcement that the U.S. had captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, news organizations around the world urgently sought credible, real-time analysis to explain what it meant for energy markets, the oil and gas industry, and consumers. They turned to the University of Houston and UH Energy.

January 12, 2026

Dr. Debalina Sengupta Speaks on NPR’s Hello Houston Highlighting UH Energy White Paper on EPR

Dr. Debalina Sengupta, Assistant Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the UH Energy Transition Institute (ETI), recently appeared on NPR’s Hello Houston to discuss how a unified federal policy could strengthen plastic recycling efforts in the United States. The conversation was informed by ETI’s latest UH Energy white paper, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Plastics Packaging: Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities for Policies in the United States.

December 8, 2025

Team Net Positive Takes First Prize at the Fall 2025 Coogs for Energy Hackathon

The Fall 2025 Coogs for Energy Hackathon tested the innovation skills of the participants with unique problem statements. Team Net Positive excelled at the challenge of coming up with a comprehensive and feasible solution to provide “Sustainable Soccer Fields for Communities,” a problem statement provided by the Sustainability Committee of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Houston Host Committee (FWC26).

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February 26, 2026

UH Leads Texas with Seven Senior Members Named to National Academy of Inventors

Seven University of Houston faculty members have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors — the most of any Texas institution this year — reinforcing UH’s leadership in research-driven innovation with real-world impact.

February 20, 2026

UH ETI’s Energy in Action Seminar Series So Far and the Road Ahead

February 18, 2026

Research by UH Energy’s Debalina Sengupta Explores New Pathways to Net-Zero Targets through Electrification and Distributed Manufacturing

February 18, 2026

New Study Calls for Human-Centered Approach to Digitalization in the Global Energy Transition

February 12, 2026

Mentor’s Choice Awards at the Fall 2025 COOGS for Energy Hackathon

February 12, 2026

Student Spotlight: Gerardo Angulo

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